Comments on: Loose Brain Cells http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/ Yours might not be. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:29:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: markk http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-1012 markk Fri, 25 May 2007 20:15:15 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-1012 If I may summarise all conspiracy theories ... 1. Get an idea - eg. the CIA caused the Pakistan quake 2. Gather any circumstantial evidence you can find - The CIA have been seen in Pakistan for some reason! 3. Ignore any other evidence for anything more plausible - like, the CIA could be doing war on terror stuff 4. Hey presto! Conspiracy theory! Ultimately conspiracy theories start where Government disclosure ends. Anything the government wouldn't tell us about if it did is fair game for conspiracy theories. So the more open and accountable government is, the less these theories should take hold. Probably the worst one is Holocaust denial, which is all the more delusional what with the tens of thousands of eyewitnesses. I heard about a radio debate where one of these idiots was saying that all the accounts of smoke rising from the Auschwitz crematoria were false because smoke cannot be seen from crematoria in Sydney. Of course, the Sydney ones only handle a few corpses a day, whereas the Auschwitz ones, probably thousands .. If I may summarise all conspiracy theories …

1. Get an idea
- eg. the CIA caused the Pakistan quake
2. Gather any circumstantial evidence you can find
- The CIA have been seen in Pakistan for some reason!
3. Ignore any other evidence for anything more plausible
- like, the CIA could be doing war on terror stuff
4. Hey presto! Conspiracy theory!

Ultimately conspiracy theories start where Government disclosure ends. Anything the government wouldn’t tell us about if it did is fair game for conspiracy theories. So the more open and accountable government is, the less these theories should take hold.

Probably the worst one is Holocaust denial, which is all the more delusional what with the tens of thousands of eyewitnesses. I heard about a radio debate where one of these idiots was saying that all the accounts of smoke rising from the Auschwitz crematoria were false because smoke cannot be seen from crematoria in Sydney. Of course, the Sydney ones only handle a few corpses a day, whereas the Auschwitz ones, probably thousands ..

]]> By: themolk http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-1004 themolk Thu, 24 May 2007 22:41:44 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-1004 sorry, I meant to say mormon... or did I... ;) I love the Apollo 11 conspiracy theories. How stupid is that. Even more stupid is the fact there is a guy SO serious about it he is ambushing Aldrin, Armstrong, etc, at every chance to challenge them about it. Freak. I've even started hearing conspiracy theories about hurricane Katrina (my faviourite is that it was a military action under the guise of a storm to "clean out the mess" in New Orleans"... jeez...). sorry, I meant to say mormon… or did I… ;)

I love the Apollo 11 conspiracy theories. How stupid is that. Even more stupid is the fact there is a guy SO serious about it he is ambushing Aldrin, Armstrong, etc, at every chance to challenge them about it. Freak.

I’ve even started hearing conspiracy theories about hurricane Katrina (my faviourite is that it was a military action under the guise of a storm to “clean out the mess” in New Orleans”… jeez…).

]]> By: Bucky http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-1001 Bucky Thu, 24 May 2007 16:41:07 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-1001 As long as there are people and a government, there will be conspiracy theories...... The Apollo 11 moon landing Charlemagne never existed Area 51 is a UFO / alien warehouse The US military caused the 2004 tsunami Several assassination theories .....and I could go on and on. True or not, I enjoy reading what other people have to say about this type of thing. It can really open your mind to accept the unacceptable, because one day, you might just have to. :) As long as there are people and a government, there will be conspiracy theories……

The Apollo 11 moon landing
Charlemagne never existed
Area 51 is a UFO / alien warehouse
The US military caused the 2004 tsunami
Several assassination theories

…..and I could go on and on.

True or not, I enjoy reading what other people have to say about this type of thing. It can really open your mind to accept the unacceptable, because one day, you might just have to. :)

]]> By: Cade http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-996 Cade Thu, 24 May 2007 08:21:44 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-996 I think people like this are crazy. These ideas probably tear at the people that were there and lived it. They know. Their friends and family members died there. It just shows how horrid our civilization has become and how quick we are to doubt. This is no different then doubting the holocaust to me. I think people like this are crazy. These ideas probably tear at the people that were there and lived it. They know. Their friends and family members died there. It just shows how horrid our civilization has become and how quick we are to doubt. This is no different then doubting the holocaust to me.

]]> By: markk http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-993 markk Thu, 24 May 2007 07:50:06 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-993 Yeah Mat, stop insulting the morons already! Yeah Mat, stop insulting the morons already!

]]> By: themolk http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-988 themolk Wed, 23 May 2007 21:28:45 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-988 Trust me, I'm a moron and no way would I want to be classed an "intellectual"... ;) Trust me, I’m a moron and no way would I want to be classed an “intellectual”… ;)

]]> By: markk http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-984 markk Wed, 23 May 2007 09:37:20 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-984 The spiders are crawling your way, Mat. And, erm, I'll pass on calling said person a moron, just in case he reads this :) The spiders are crawling your way, Mat.

And, erm, I’ll pass on calling said person a moron, just in case he reads this :)

]]> By: Mat http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-981 Mat Wed, 23 May 2007 04:59:58 +0000 http://myopinionsareimportant.com/2007/05/23/loose-brain-cells/#comment-981 Release the spiders! Do you mean your friend is an intellectual in the 'I'm an an uneducated moron' sense of the word?. Release the spiders!

Do you mean your friend is an intellectual in the ‘I’m an an uneducated moron’ sense of the word?.

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